The Kansas City Deaconess (Kansas City, Mo.), 1930-11-01

VOL. XXI KANSAS CITY, MO., NOVEMBER, 1930 NO. 11
A Good Thanksgiving
Said old Gentleman Cay, "On Thanksgiving Day,
If you want a good time, then give something away;"
So he sent a fat turkey to Shoemaker Price,
And the Shoemaker said, "What a big birdl how nice;
And, since a good dinner's before me, I ought
To give Widow Lee the small chicken I bought."
"This fine chicken, O see," said the pleased Widow Lee,
"And the kindness that sent it, how precious to mel
I would like to make someone as happy as I--
I'll give Washerwoman Biddy my big pumpkin pie."
"And O, sure," Biddy said, " 'tis the queen of all pies!
Just to look at its yellow face gladdens my eyes!
Now it's my turn, I think; and a sweet ginger cake
For the motherless Finnigan children I'll bake."
"A sweetcake, all our own! 'Tis too good to be true!"
Said the Finnigan children, Rose, Denny and Hugh;
"It smells sweet of spice, and we'll carry a slice
To poor little Lame Jake, who has nothing that's nice."
"O, I thank you, and thank you!" said little Lame Jake;
"O, what a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful cake,
And O, such a big slice! I'll save all the crumbs,
And will give 'em to each little sparrow that comes!"
And the sparrows they twittered, as if they would say,
Like old Gentleman Gay, "On a Thanksgiving Day,
If you want a good time, then give something away!"
--Marian Douglas, in The Alabama Christian Advocate.
2 THE KANSAS CITY DEACONESS
The Kansas City Deaconess
Published Monthly in the interest of the Kansas
City National Training School of the
Woman's Home Missionary society.
EDITOR; ANNA NEIDERHEISER.
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should be addressed to the Editor, Miss Anna Neiderheiser, corner
East Fifteenth Street and Denver Avenue, Kansas City, Mo.
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section 1103, October 3, 1917.
KANSAS CITY, MO., NOVEMBER, 1930
E D I T O R I A L
Enthusiastic reports have been given by the members of the Training School family who had
the privilege of attending the Jubilee Meeting in Cincinnati. The
K. C. N. T. S. Auxiliary are wide awake in their
activities, which will culminate in full mite boxes,
we feel sure.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
The annual Birthday Party, which has come to
be an October feature at the Training School because
the school itself was established in October,
1899; and the Kansas City Deaconess, which is the
organ representing the school, issued its first number
in October, 1908, was celebrated Friday evening,
Octover 24, in the usual happy fashion.
The chickens for the dinner and the eggs for the
cakes were gifts of our rural friends. The dining room was decorated with golden
candles, which filled the room with a mellow light
conducive to the cheery, home-like atmosphere
which prevailed.
The history of the school was divided into five-year
periods, which were brought before us in original
way by Minnie Pike, Aletta M. Garretson, Anna
Oltmanns, Pearle Tibbetts, and Mary F. Smith, with
such additions as were brought out in the impromptu
discussion which followed, covering the last
five years. Dr. Neiderheiser was master of ceremonies.
SKIP DAY
Each year the Senior Class of K. C. N. T. S. silently steals away some morning in the rather small hours, not to return until night has fallen. There is no set season of the year for this event to occur. Indeed, if it occurs in April one year, do not look for it in that month the next year! Who would have thought of their doing it in October! But they did,
and on the 30th day of the month not a Senior was to be seen anywhere in this part of the city. They had skipped, out to Swope Park, and when seen that nignt the indications were that they had had a most delightful time.
The entertainment for Friday evening, October 10 was in the hands of the Recreation Department, who certainly did their part well. It was a children's party, held in the gymnasium, full of fun and frolic, with plenty of fluffy pop-corn for refreshments.
Hallowe'en was properly celebrated with music I and games in the parlor, which was appropriately H
and charmingly decorated for the occasion. Stories
told in the dark, bobbing for apples, a peanut race, wierd music, closing with happy songs; then
adjournment to the garden, where an immense bon-
fire was lighted. Marshmallows were toasted in the
glowing embers. A perfect evening added to our
pleasure.
PAGEANTS AND PLAYS
The Kansas City National Training School has
produced a number of pageants and plays which
they will be glad to share with others.
"The Overcoming Power," scenes before and after
Pentecost, 25c each.
"West Indies vs. Conquistadores," from the
Study Book, 25c each.
"The Fulfillment," the true vision of service, 25c
each.
"Where are the Nine?" showing the need for
workers, 10c each.
"Conflict Between Health and Disease," 5c each.
"The World's Contribution to America's Christ-
mas," 5c each.
"The Challenge of the Cross" can also be ob-
tained here, at 25c each.
BEQUESTS OR ANNUITIES One way in which you can be of very real and
lasting help to the Kansas City National Training
School is to make a bequest to it. Another way is H
to send a sum which will bring you an income for H
the rest of your life. We shall be glad to take this H
matter up with you in detail. Such work as this calls H
for large amounts of money, and we believe our H
friends will be glad to help.
Mrs. F. C. Thompson, who with her husband, is ' H
in charge of our W. H. M. S. Community Settlement H
in Tacoma, Washington, broke bread with us on H
October 17, returning from the Jubilee Meeting, and H brought us a message of faith, and of happy,
service, which was very heartening.
They are having the joy of seeing results after their H years of labor.
IN MEXICO H
Saturday evening, November 8th, it was our
privilege to have with us for our Saturday evening fl
service, Dr. Claudius B. Spencer, editor of the Cen-- fl
tral Christian Advocate. Ever since the beginning of . fl
the Kansas City National Training School Dr. Spen-- H
lias had a live interest in the school and its work.
has a live interest in the world. I always marvel
the things Dr. Spencer knows and understands.
has given him an inner sense, an inner Iccr that takes the place of hearing. It is
a blessing to us when he consents to come and
with us.
Dr. Spencer was in Mexico this fall when the
Church of Mexico was organized and we
happy to have him tell us about that and other
impressions of our neighbor on the South. We quote
a few statements from the hour's discourse which
he gave:
"When I got down to Mexico I saw illustrated
the necessity for a national church . . . The two
f bodies of Methodism that had divided their territory had drifted together until the unification was a mat-ter
of absolute necessity; it had to be done .... I
do not know when I have attended a meeting that
impressed me more than the organization of this
church. Every preacher in the two conferences was
present; and a layman from each church of the two
denominations. The sessions were characterized by
balance and judgment, by strong eloquence, by great
faith, and by a certain solemnity that became the
debates. Those who spoke had something to say.
"Men of experience, looking toward a common I end, without envy, without rivalry, tried to get to-gether
the framework of a new national church that
would fit into the Mexican psychology. That ac-complished,
the next evening they had a meeting of
congratulation, participated in by about six preach-ers
of different denominations.
"The next day they began balloting for bishop .... There were but two candidates, one a com-paratively
young man; the other an elderly
philisopher, a man known and loved by all Protest-ants,
Dr. Baez, the presiding officer. Each one
begged that his name be withdrawn. According to
the rules they needed to have a two-thir- ds majority,
but as it was found to be impossible to get it, they
voted to take the simple majority; and Dr. John N.
Pascoe was electedt It was better so. On Sunday,
Dr. Baez laid his hands on the head of Dr. Pascoe
and consecrated him Bishop in the Church of God.
Bishop Pascoe said: I accept this not as an honor
but as a sacrifice; but helped by your prayers I will I do my best to carry forward the work of this great
church."
post to the honor of God and the upbuilding of His
I CONFERENCE CONVENTION
H A group from the Training School drove to H Sedalia to attend the St. Louis Conference Meeting
of the W. H. M. S., October 22.
H A review of the study book, which was pro- - H nounced a master-piec- e, was given by Nelle Wright H of the Senior Class. The trio Mrs. Edith Carter, H Jeannette Arch and Roberta Ross accompanied by
H Elizabeth Colton, furnished some excellent music. H The Training School was represented by Dr. Neider--
H heiser, who introduced Thelma Fields, Jeannette
H Arch, Josephine Garcia, Grace Guerrette, Frances
H
Royster and Anna Zcnkovich, of the student body, I
who each expressed in her own way her apprecia- - I lion of the enrichment brought to her own life and I the dreams realized through her work in the Kan- - I sas City National Training School. Eunice Brilt rep- - B
resented the Life Service work at the convention. I Mary Bufton, of Independence Avenue Church, I and Dr. Neiderheiser, each took a car full, while sev- - I eral went on the bus. H
Rev. Sante Buzzalini, pastor of the Italian Mis- - H
sion of Staten Island, N. Y., spoke at our chapel scrv-- H
ice, November 1st. He was in Kansas City with the H
Boar dof Home Missions deputation, in the interests H
of the great work which is his. His congregation H
has 157 communicants and 50 adherents; 150 active H
Sunday school members; an Epworth League of 45 H
members and adherents; a Junior League of GO. H
They have a constituency of 152 families, and a par-- H ish of about 18,000, covering an area of eight square
miles so extensive that it was necessary for the
church to establish bus transportation for the women
and children. This bus has been in operation more
than six years. With no building facilities, they
carry on boys' club, girls' club, men's club, civic
legal advice, and medical hygienic aid.
They have purchased the site for their building, in
the center of a large community. Their need now is
money to erect a suitable edifice, respecting the
traditional religious background of their native
country.
Dr. Neiderheiser, and other Institution leaders,
were guests in the home of Bishop Waldorf the eve-nin- g
of October 29, in company with the district
superintendents of the Area, and leaders in the
Board of Home Missions.
We regret that it has become necessary for Mrs.
W. H. Walker, corresponding secretary, to give up
her work in the St. Louis Conference W. H. M. S.
The officers for the coming year are: President,
Mrs. F. F. Lewis; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
Edw. Hislop; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Fred Rai-the- l;
Treasurer, Mrs. F. E. Bush.
It was a real pleasure to have as our guest, Oc-tob- er
25, 26, Miss Emma Brandeberry, superintend-en- t
of Rose Gregory Houchen Settlement, El Paso,
Texas. She visited our Argentine Mexican Mission
on Saturday afternoon and brought a message from
her work to our family at the Saturday evening
prayer service. Miss Brandeberry is in her seven-teent- h
year of service with the settlement among the
Mexican people of El Paso and has a real vision for
her task and its spiritual significance.
It is always a privilege to have a visit from Mrs.
Minnie Gorrell, '18, superintendent of the Methodist
Deaconess Sanatorium for tubercular patients, in
N. M. She tarried over night November
6, and spoke to our family at the chapel hour the
next morning. After attending the National Meet--
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Iing and spending several weeks with her mother in Mo., Mrs. Gorrell has returned to her
in Albuquerque.
WITH THE CHILDREN
Miss Lillian B. Judy, '17, who took up her work
in May, 1930, as Matron of the Methodist Children's
Home, Newton, Kansas, is very happy in the task of
love that is hers. Not only so, but those in charge
of the Home have expressed their satisfaction in no
uncertain terms. We quote from "The Children's I Home Builder:" "Miss Judy has demonstrated her
fitness for the work and has made a place for her-self
in the hearts of both family and management.
Miss Judy, a Jayhawker and life-lon- g Methodist,
was trained for her work at the Kansas City Na-tional
Training School. As an administrator, a
mother to the children and a hostess in the Home,
Miss Judy is a success; and we look forward to her
service in this capacity with pleasant anticipation."
Forty graduates and students of the Kansas City
National Training School were in attendance at the
National Meeting in Cincinanti, coming from every
part of the United States, including Alaska:
Flora Clio, '27, Highland Boy Settlement, Bing-I
ham Canyon, Utah.
Tennie Yoder, '28, Supt. Italian Kindergarten,
New Orleans, La.
Dorothy Gleason, '28, Kindergartner and worker
in Thayer Home, South Atlanta, Ga.
Nellie Schwab, '28, Kindergartner and worker in
High Street Settlement, Baltimore, Md.
Nellie Stevens, '13, Supt. Settlement and Com-munity
Work, Fairmont, W. Va.
Blanche Kinison, '09, Supt. Settlement, Camden,
Grace Reuter, '28, Teacher, Olive Hill, Ky.
Julia Lakey, '14, Supt. Settlement, Harrisburg,
Catherine Lockard, '30, Kindergartner and set-tlement
worker, Harrisburg, Pa.
Grace Arnold, '28, Ida Volz, '26, Ruth Savin, '28,
parish deaconesses, Bridgeport, Ohio.
Catherine Armstrong, '19, parish deaconess,
Windermeer Church, Cleveland, Ohio.
Alice Leonard, '29, deaconess at Smithfield
Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mrs. Minnie Gorrell, '19, Supt. Sanatorium for I the treatment of tuberculosis, Albuquerque, N. M.
A. Jennette
Ga.
Lehman, '29, Supt. Haven Home, Sa-vannah,
Laura Robbins, '28, Kindergartner with Deacon-ess
Home Settlement, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ella
Calif.
B. Baker, '21, parish deaconess, San Fran-cisco,
Anna Corneliussen, '13, and Margaret McLaugh-lin,
'26, Settlement and Community Work, Rock
Springs, Wyoming.
Margaret McDonald, '24, Supt. Minnie NaySef-tlemen- t,
Benwood, W. Va.
Bculah Magrudcr, '28, and Eve Nicklin, '28, par- - I
ish deaconesses, New Castle, Pa. I
Ethel Young, '09, parish deaconess, Washington, I
Frances Kruger, '28, kindergartner and settle- - ' II
ment worker, Scott's Run, W. Va. I
Clara Unruh, '24, rural industrial work, Glencoe, H
Ohio, and vicinity. I Zena Mae Barker, '26, parish deaconess, Indian- - I a polis, Ind. I Iva Tibbetts, '22, parish deaconess, Pittsburgn, I
Frances Julius, '30, and Dorothy Wright, '30, I deaconesses in South Side Settlement, Columbus, I Ohio.
Mary Knoop, '25, primary teacher, Warsaw, Ind. I Jeannettc Scott, '15, at home, Jacksonville, III. I Marion DeGroff Funk, '24, at home, Lakewood, H
Ohio.
Eunice Britt, '05, and May Faulkner, '28, field I workers with the Kansas City National Training H
School. H
Anna Oltmanns, '13, school nurse and house-- H
keeper, K. C. N. T. S.
Thelma Fields, Josephine Garcia, Anna Martin, H
students in K. C. N. T. S.
Anna Neiclerheiser, President K. C. N. T. S. H
This entire group ate dinner together one day H
during the National Meeting, at which there was H
happy fellowship and Training School enthusiasm. H
THE JUBILEE B
It would be a real joy to give to our readers the
inspiration of the Jubilee, the Fiftieth Anniversary
of the organization of the Woman's Home Mission-ar- y
Society, which was celebrated in Cincinnati,
Ohio, October 4.
The night before the Convention opened the
deaconesses and missionaries gathered in the ban-qu- et
room of the Grand Hotel for an evening of fel-lowsh-
One of the happy parts of the Convention
was the coming together by invitation of large
groups of deaconesses, missionaries and students,
who represent the service side of the great organ-izatio- n.
While the bulk of the work of the Woman's
Home Missionary Soicety has been educational, this
education and care has been given through many 3
types of institutions: schools, training schools, settle-ment- s,
children's homes; and the great deaconess
movement as it has worked out through all of these
institutions as well as through the churches and mis-sio- ns
in religious education and loving service as
broad as the needs of humanity.
One of the beautiful features of the Convention
was the recognition given to those who have carried
the work through the different periods of the fifty
years. Yet there was a measure of sadness in the
realization that some of those who have been the
and burden bearers of the Society for so
many years were laying down their major responsi-bilitie- s.
By their idealism, devotion and hard work
they have come to stand as the very heart of the
organization. The names of Mrs. May Leonard
Woodruff, Mrs. Geo. 0. Robinson, Mrs. Wilbur P. I Thirkield, Mrs. William F. Anderson, Mrs. E. Y.
King, Mrs. Susie Aiken Winold, Mrs. Annie Hobbs
Woodcock and others, hnve come to be synonymous
with the Woman's Home Missionary Soicety.
The officers and managers for the coming year
are:
President Mrs. W. II. C. Goode.
Vice-Preside- Miss E. Jean Oram, Mrs. W.
Raymond Brown, Mrs. Daniel Stecker, Mrs. I. D.
Jones, Mrs. C. W. Burns.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. V. F. DeVinny.
Recording Secretary Mrs. J. Luther Taylor.
1 Treasurer Mrs. J. II. Freeman.
Managers Mrs. Anna E. Kresge, Mrs. Bessie
Hochswender, Mrs. M. L. Robinson, Mrs. Dan Brum-mit- t,
Mrs. D. D. Forsyth, Mrs. S. J. Turner, Mrs. M.
C. Slutes, Mrs. J. N. Rodeheaver, Mrs. Adelaide
Hudd, Mrs. Silas Sprowles, Mrs. A. E. Griffith, Mrs.
Wm. H. Veenboer, Mrs. F. C. Reynolds, Mrs. C. P. I Colgrove, Mrs. John W. Lowe and Mrs. Foss Zart-ma- n.
The aim of the Woman's Home Missionary So-ciety
is "America for Christ." More and more as
time has passed and conditions have changed the
work of the members of the W. H. M. S. has be-come
two-fol- d: one of service to others and the ac-cepting
of their own responsibility as citizens of
America and members of the great body of Protest-ant
policies.
Christianity as it makes its impress on national
President:
We quote from the address of the National
So much has been said since the beginning of this
post-w- ar period about opportunity being given to
youth for self-expressi- on that we wonder if self-con-- H
trol will not soon become an obsolete term for a for--H
gotten experience . . . Freedom for the individual has H taken the place of freedom for the masses. The H Woman's Home Missionary Society is trying to think
H with youth. We acknowledge with shame and hu-- H
mility that our generation has failed in many ways. I War is a sin, we have taken' part in the greatest war I of all ages; poverty is a crime and poverty still ex-- I
ists ; unemployment is an unforgivable condition, and
H unemployment is tremendously prevalent today. But I , what can we do beside repenting in sackcloth and I ashes? "The wisdom in the ancient phrase, 'the I great God liveth and never groweth old,' may save I the situation if the generations pool their increasing
knowledge." If we continue to unite our efforts I with those who were really wise in those archaic and I much-ridicul- ed Victorian years and firmly grasp the I hand of adventurous youth and then high above all
place both the star of Bethlehem and the cross of I Calvary, we shall inevitably grope our way toward I human brotherhood
I As we see the story of our fifty years unfold to I us, may there come into our lives a growing expe- - I rience of God, a deeper understanding of Jesus, a I thoughtful scrutiny of the methods of our Society, a
higher appreciation of human personality, a more I
inclusive fellowship for women of all races, of all I
creeds, of all social strata, a deeper and more serv-- I iccable love for our own church and for its mission- - I nry enterprises, a giving of ourselves and all we have M
and are, to the worth-whi- le task of establishing I righteousness right doing, right thinking, right I speaking to the remotest corner of our land. I
BUILDING INTO THE LIVES OF OUR I CONSTITUENCY
From the day of the organization of the Wo- - I man's Home Missionary Society unto the present H
time we have been building into the consciousness I of the women of Methodism : H
1. The needs of our country, because of un- - H
christian conditions in a so-call- ed Christian nation. H
2. The need of the types of service prosecuted H
by the Society to meet the "conditions as they have H
existed through the years, and exist today.
3. A conviction in the minds and hearts of our H
constituency of the individual responsibility which H
every member must meet, and which every Metho- - H
dist woman should meet. H
4. The teaching and training we have given H
through the years concerning evangelism, steward- -
ship and Christian citizenship.
We believe that every member of this Society
should be so evangelized in heart experience that not
only our missionaries and deaconesses, but every
member (who has reached the age of accountabil-ity- )
should have such a vital Christian experience
that each could respond to the question of one seek-in- g
Christ "What must I do to be saved?" by
pointing him the way to our personal Savior. Thus
only can the individual member be in heart sympa-th- y
with the Department of Evangelism.
5. Stewardship of the manifold mercies of God
to each individual has been inculcated . . . Steward-shi- p
of time, of personality, and of possessions has
been woven into the warp and woof of our organiza- -
6. Christian Citizenship. While we have al-wa- ys
stressed this fundamental principle and need iH
of our nation, we have of late years given it very ,IH
definite emphasis
We shall stand for American childhood until we fH
have a federal amendment written into the Con-- iH stitution which shall safeguard the child life of our JH nation. fH
We stand, through this educational training, for
world peace, and shall give our support to crush the
"war demon" from the face of the earth. Mrs. May
Leonard Woodruff, in Annual Meeting Daily. jH
WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP?
The problems which confront Methodist women
today, in 1930, are no fewer nor of easier solution
than those which met the outlook of the women in fl
1880. Then the newly emancipated race needed
education. Today some of the best scholars of our fl
country are from this group, so young in opportun- -
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so courageous in tearing down or climbing over
barriers of prejudice. We have given the Negro
education equal to that of our own
we have given all that we have to them
our effort to create a cultured, Christian home
Now what is the next step? The Woman's
Missionary Society must hold to its promise of
Iity, and ask for this group and for all other and nationalities, an equal opportunity of
The fundamental principle of taking
situations and realities into account must not
forgotten or overlooked, but there must be no
of ideals in adopting methods to meet
limitations imposed by existing conditions. There
of a sympathetic attitude on the part of both
i
Daily,
Mrs. W. H. C. Goode, from Annual
TRAINED TO MEET EMERGENCIES
Fifty years ago an emergency was met when the
Woman's Home Missionary Society was organized.
Not a year has passed that emergencies have not
been met by this same Society. Emergencies have
been presented as new mission fields have been op-ened.
At other periods the closing of mission pro-jects
have been clearly emergency measures
When flood, fires and disease have made emer-gency
measures necessary in our country at large,
as well as among our constituency, they have been
met with financial aid, as well as supplies of food,
clothing and other necessities through our Depart-ment
of Supplies
Hardly had the organization been recognized be-fore
frontier preachers on hard circuits, especially in
the West, sent pleading letters to the women in Cin-I
cinnati, begging assistance. The women responded
generously and many a small .salary was supple-mented
by this agency. . . . We shall hail the day
with glad acclaim when the Methodist Episcopal
Church shall provide support for our ministers which
will adequately and comfortably provide for them
and their families.
When the World War called our women to act
as camp mothers and hostesses .... 28 women re-sponded,
who under the auspices of the W. H. M. S.,
represented this organization in those days of an-guish
and sorrow
Crises within the organization have been met by
the National officers and the Board of Trustees with
the same faith and courage which characterized the
first women who held these responsible positions.
Mrs. May Leonard Woodruff, Annual Meeting
I MOVING PICTURES
H Mrs. Robbins Gilman, of Minneapolis, Minn., I president of the Federal Motion Picture Council of I America, brought a forceful message to the conven- - I . tion regarding the menace of motion pictures.
H Mrs. Gilman urged the women to secure a copy
of House Bill No. 9986, known as the Hudson Bill,
study it carefully, and write the Senate and House
through the several representatives in those honor-- I
able bodies before December 1, 1930, asking them to
H use their influence and vote in its support I The bill provides Government regulation, super
vision, and inspection of the industry; provides for a I Federal Motion Picture Commission of nine mem- - I bers, of whom four shall be women; for the super- - I vision of making pictures instead of censorship after I the picture is made. Annual Meeting Daily. I
THE REALM OF THE PSALMS I The Psalmists are startlingly frank in their pray-- I ers. "Why art thou so far from helping me and I from the words of my groaning? 0 my God, I cry I unto thee in the day time, but thou answerest not.
And in the night season, but find no rest. For what I vanity hast thou created all the sons of men?" I There is no sentimentality or pious make-believ- e
in the Psalms; that is why we go back to them con-- I tinually. Some of the Psalms are almost profane in I their accusations against God. They are like the I drainage tubes inserted by the surgeon. They carry I off the poison and make it possible for the Creator I to heal the wounds of the soul. H
Often a Psalm which begins with clamor ends I with a doxology. Sometimes these doxologies spring I up like geysers out of the most desperate circum- - I stances. God has rescued the man "from the horns I of the wild oxen." I The modern is apt to stop praying when religion I does not seem to work; the Psalmist goes praying to I the very mouth of Hades. Hence the connection is I kept up, and God has a chance at the man, and often I uses the very desperateness of His condition as a I means of mighty blessing. After 'that he is a con-- I firmed optimist. He can sleep in spite of thunder. H
Scholars tell us that there is a linguistic evidence H
that the ninety-fir- st Psalm, which says, "There shall H
no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come H
nigh thy swelling," was written by the same poet H
who penned the ninetieth Psalm, with its plaint, "All H
our days are passed away in thy wrath. We bring H
our years to an end as a sigh." His optimism sprang H
out of frank dealing with the gruesome aspects of H
experience. H
The modern age should put its skepticism and H
discouragement into its prayers rather than into the H magazines. Tell God you do not believe in Him, if H
that be the case, and in the process of the prayer H
you will be consciously undergirded by the Everlast- - H ing Arms. Dr. Rollin H. Walker, Annual Meeting H
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OlEAmiTOALlJ
On a good health tour around the world Santa
Claus will stop in Kansas City on November 26 to
aid in the distribution of the 61,000 letters which
will constitute the eleventh annual Christmas Seal
Sale of the Kansas City Tuberculosis Soicety. Robust
and rugged the Santa Claus of the Christmas Seal
will ask every healthy citizen to stop and contribute
his financial support to the great representation of
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tuberculosis patients in this community who are
fighting their way back to able-bodie- d citizenship.
The Kansas City Tuberculosis Society in
with the City Health Department now has a
central organization known as the Diagnostic and
Clearing Center whose staff examines all tubercu-
I losis patients before they are recommended to home
care, the sanatorium at Leeds or the State tuber-culosis
hospital at Jit. Vernon. The Diagnostic and
Clearing Center now located at General Hosiptal
was made possible through last year's contributions
to the Christmas Seal Sale and it is operating most
successfully, according to Herbert S. Jones, presi-dent
of the society.
"Through the work of the Clearing Center we
are bringing in a greater number of early cases of
tuberculosis. Whenever the nurse discovers a fam
ily in which there is a case of tuberculosis, she brings
the other members of the family in for chest exam-inations,"
said Dr. Herbert L. Mantz, director.
Mr. Jones announced yesterday that the program
for this year points toward definite protection for
children living in families where there is a case of
tuberculosis.
"Kansas City needs a Preventorium where such
children can be taken for a period of time and given
medical supervision and nursing care along with a
modified routine of education. The Preventorium is,
what the name implies, a place where children who
have been exposed to tuberculosis in their own
homes can be built up physically and so trained in It hygiene that they will ward off tuberculosis in the
future," Mr. Jones said.
According to the records of the Kansas City
Tuberculosis Society there are more than 700 chil-dren
in Kansas City living in homes where the Great
White Plague is present. The Tuberculosis Society
furnished the physician who examines children of
school age for early signs of the disease. From this
source and from the Diagnostic and Clearing Center
Preventorium.
will come the children who are candidates for the
"The Kansas City Tuberculosis Society has made
health history in this community and we must keep
in the line of progress which has distinguished our
work for the past twenty years," urged Mr. Jones.
"Buy Christmas Seals and Better Kansas City's
Child Health!"
of the great need among the people in
districts, coming as a result of the lack
we are asking our friends to send us
clothing which can be used or (Because also children's clothing, stockings,
It is hard to see the children suffer from
not be able to go to school for lack
garments. These needs come to light
very pathetic way through our nursery
kindergarten work.
H On Monday, October 27, the class in Social Path- -
H ology visited the Boys' Reformatory in Boonville,
and the State Penitentiary in Jefferson City, Mo. I
They took time, also, to see the State Capitol and to I
drive through the campus of Missouri University. I
Mr. Fred Brooks of Wesley Church and Miss Louise I
Sumwalt, daughter of our district superintendent, I
made the trip possible by the use of their cars, l't I was a day full of interest for all. I
We received an invitation to attend the re-ope- n- I ing of Robinson Hall and the dedication of the addi- - I tion to Sibley Hospital, which took place on the eve-- I ning of November 7, in Washington, D. C. We con- - I gratulate the Hospital on their increased opportuni- - I ties. I
PERSONALS I Roberta Joyce Dooley arrived October 19, to I gladden the hearts of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. I Dooley, of Seattle, Wash. Mrs. Dooley is our Mar-- B
guerite Kaulum, '18. I Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Miller, Winfield, Kan., were I made happy October 22 by the coming of Phillip H
Swartz. His mother, then Sarah Swartz, was gradu- - I ated from K. C. N. T. S. in 1921.
On October G, Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Taylor, of H
Phoenix, Ariz., welcomed a little new-come- r, Mark H
Henry, to their hearts and home. Mrs. Taylor, H
known to us as Naomi Schlapbach, was a student in H
K. C. N. T. S. one year, preceding her marriage. H
Wednesday, October 22, the mother of Vievie H
Souders, '07, slipped away to the heavenly home. H
Our hearts go out in sympathy to Miss Souders in H
this loss. H
Anna Oltmanns of our staff visited in the Cleve- - H
land Deaconess Home after the National Meeting. H
She also visited the Settlement in East St. Louis, and H
the Epworth School for Girls in Webster Groves, H
Mo., on her way home.
Among the group of deaconesses consecrated on
Sunday afternoon of the National Meeting we find
the following of our own graduates: Flora Cho,
Tennie Yoder, Dorothy Gleason, Nellie Schwab, Eve H
Nicklin, Beulah Magruder, Frances Kruger, Laura H
Robbins.
Mrs. Ada Richard McLaughlin, '28, mourns the H
loss of her mother, who passed away on November
5. Our sympathy is with the loved ones thus be-reav-
Mrs. Chas. Schroeder and daughter, Margaret,
from the First M. E. Church, Wichita, Kan., for-m- er
Kansas City people, called at K. C. N. T., No-vemb- er
7.
Mrs. James A. Craig, of Keosauqua, la., was the
guest of her niece, Marien Holbert, '32, for several
days in October.
Mrs. A. M. Parmenter of Wichita, Kan., visited
Training School friends October 17.
Mary A. Brownrigg, '25, of Arma, Kan., and her
sister, Emma Brownrigg, of Mont Ida, Kan., were
guests at K. C. N. T. S., October 21-2- 2.
Ella Baker, '21, of San Francisco, Calif., was a
welcome guest between trains on her way back from
Cincinnati, October 15.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Schlnpbach, missionaries
among the Indians, in Yuma, Ariz., stopped at K. C.
N. T. S. to see their daughter Ruth, October 17, after
attending the National Meeting.
Mabel Murrell, '07, and Miss Alice Wilson, both
of Tulsa, Okla., were over-nig- ht guests at the Train-ing
School, October 1G. Miss Murrell is doing Pub-lic
Welfare work in Tulsa.
Miss Charlotte Glover of Spencer, la., attending
Stephens College, Columbia, Mo., was the guest of
Beatrice Greene, '33, for the week-en- d of Oc-tober
A group
18.
of 25 Epworthians from First Church,
Lawrence, Kan., took dinner at the Training School
on Sunday, October 26. After this visit they went
over to Bethany Hospital, Kansas City, Kan.
Mr. George J. Seuser, Bison, Kan., uncle of Clara
Sainer, of our sophomore class, was her guest No-vember
Mr.
3.
and Mrs. Conrad Marshall and two sons,
from DeSoto, Kan., were dinner guests at the Train-ing
School, October 26. II Gladys Pautz, '15, stopped to see us October 23,
on
work.
her way back to Baltimore, Md., to resume her
It was our pleasure to have a little visit with
Mrs. E. R. Willis, on October 23, on her way to her
home in Berkeley, Calif., after the meeting in Cin-cinnati.
Mrs. Willis is the widow of a former presi-dent
of the San Francisco National Training School.
Miss Jessie Macdonald, of Springfield, Mo., was
( the dinner guest of her cousin, Ruth Ferguson, '33,
on November 1st.
Dr. Neiderheiser and Elizabeth Colton drove up
to Lenox, la., October 25, returning on Monday,
after a delightful week-en- d visit with Dr. Neider-heiser- 's
sister, and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Ferguson. They also drove up to Creston, la., and
called on Mrs. Ina McKean Hoppock, '16, and her
little son, David Lee, who came so recently.
The Bancroft Chapel Choir, accompanied by
Elizabeth Colton, organist, sang in the pageant given
Tuesday night, November 11, at the Missouri State
Convention of the Council of Religious Education,
held in Independence, Mo.
H Sixteen members of the W. H. M. S. auxiliary of H Central Avenue Church, Kansas City, Kan., took H luncheon with the Training School family, Novem- - H ber 3rd, and became better acquainted with us. H i Come again.
H November 2, 1930, Leah Joyce came to gladden H the hearts of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Akers, H of Basin, Wyo. Mrs. Akers is a former student at
K. C. N. T. S., then Gladys Dickman.
H Minnie M. Smith, '22, writes very happily of her H j work in the office of Wesley Hopsital, Marshfield, H Ore., where she is working with Miss Jackson, with H I whom she was associated for six years in Keokuk, la.
H Joy Smith, '15, missionary in China, is now regis--
H trar of the Bible Teachers' Training School in Nank- -
H ing, a change made necessary for the present by the
H exigencies of the situation in which the work is
H placed at the present time. I Our field workers have been active this fall, as I usual. Miss Britt has attended the Colorado, Ne--
I
braska and Southern Illinois Conferences; made a I
Thank Offering address in Lowman Church, Topeka, I
Kan., and First Church, Omaha, Neb.; attended the I
Kansas City District Conference and the Cameron I
District Conference; also the St. Louis and Kansas I
Conference W. II. M. S. Conventions. Miss Faulkner I
attended the Northwest Kansas and Dakota Confer- - I
ences, remaining in South Dakota for some weeks I of field work, including Flandreau, Madison, Col- - I
man, Mitchell; the Dakota Conference W. H. M. S. I Convention at Huron, and an Epworth League Rally I at Madison. Miss Rigg attended the Missouri, St. I Louis, Southwest Kansas and Oklahoma Conference I sessions; spoke at Savonsburg and Elsmore, Kan., I Dalton and Carrollton, Mo.; Rogers, Ark.; Red I Rock, Calumet and Turley, Okla.; held conferences I with the Y. W. C. A. girls of Oklahoma City Uni- - I versity; met with the Wesleyan Service Guild and I Auxiliary of Wesley Church, Oklahoma City; at-- I tended the Alva District W. H. M. S. Convention; I addressed a group of Oklahoma City Standard I Bearers. I Avis Wallace is completing a four-wee- ks evan- - I gelistic engagement with our church in Bonner I Springs, Kan. Sarah P. Taylor has concluded two I months of service with our church in Brookings, S. I D., and is now spending a month with the church in I North Kansas City, Mo. I Other out of the city friends who have registered I during the past month : Mrs. D. B. Shutt, Lambert, I Okla.; Dr. and Mrs. Edwin D. Holbert and Florence, I Sedalia, Mo.; Mrs. Mary Payne Gench, Fort Scott, I Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. McNay, Topeka, Kan., I and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. McNay, Jr., Galena, I Kan.; Mr. Angelo Brewster, Mrs. Ella Easton, Cof-- I feyville, Kan., and Miss Jennie Brewster, Independ- - I ence, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. John G. Mitchell, Fisher, H
111.; Mrs. Earl Malone and Miss Frances Malone,
Bonner Springs, Kansas; Mrs. John C. Foltz, Phil- -
lipsburg, Kan.; Mrs. J. Stanley Edwards, Denver, H
Colo.
Mrs. Milton Thompson and Mrs. Harry Holbert, H
of Lee's Summit, Mo., with Mrs. W. G. Smith and
Miss Ruth Smith, Winfield, Kan., called to see Dr.
Neiderheiser and the Training School, November 5. H
A PRAYER FOR THE NATION I 0 Lord, our God, Thy mighty hand H
Hath made our country free; H From all her broad and happy land H May worship rise to Thee;
Fulfill the promise of her youth,
Her liberty defend;
By law and order, love and truth,
America defend.
The strength of every state increase
In Union's golden chain;
Her thousand cities fill with peace,
Her million fields with grain;
The virtues of her mingled blood
In one new people blend;
By unity and brotherhood,
America defend.
Henry Van Dyke.
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VOL. XXI KANSAS CITY, MO., NOVEMBER, 1930 NO. 11
A Good Thanksgiving
Said old Gentleman Cay, "On Thanksgiving Day,
If you want a good time, then give something away;"
So he sent a fat turkey to Shoemaker Price,
And the Shoemaker said, "What a big birdl how nice;
And, since a good dinner's before me, I ought
To give Widow Lee the small chicken I bought."
"This fine chicken, O see," said the pleased Widow Lee,
"And the kindness that sent it, how precious to mel
I would like to make someone as happy as I--
I'll give Washerwoman Biddy my big pumpkin pie."
"And O, sure," Biddy said, " 'tis the queen of all pies!
Just to look at its yellow face gladdens my eyes!
Now it's my turn, I think; and a sweet ginger cake
For the motherless Finnigan children I'll bake."
"A sweetcake, all our own! 'Tis too good to be true!"
Said the Finnigan children, Rose, Denny and Hugh;
"It smells sweet of spice, and we'll carry a slice
To poor little Lame Jake, who has nothing that's nice."
"O, I thank you, and thank you!" said little Lame Jake;
"O, what a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful cake,
And O, such a big slice! I'll save all the crumbs,
And will give 'em to each little sparrow that comes!"
And the sparrows they twittered, as if they would say,
Like old Gentleman Gay, "On a Thanksgiving Day,
If you want a good time, then give something away!"
--Marian Douglas, in The Alabama Christian Advocate.
2 THE KANSAS CITY DEACONESS
The Kansas City Deaconess
Published Monthly in the interest of the Kansas
City National Training School of the
Woman's Home Missionary society.
EDITOR; ANNA NEIDERHEISER.
Subscription price. 25 cents. Anyone sending in ten subscriptions
at one time may send in the eleventh name, to whom the
paper will be sent free for a year. If You See a Blue Mark
Here Your subscription Has Expired.
All correspondence concerning contributions, and subscriptions
should be addressed to the Editor, Miss Anna Neiderheiser, corner
East Fifteenth Street and Denver Avenue, Kansas City, Mo.
Entered as second-class matter, October 27, 1908 at the post-office at
Kansas City, Mo., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in
section 1103, October 3, 1917.
KANSAS CITY, MO., NOVEMBER, 1930
E D I T O R I A L
Enthusiastic reports have been given by the members of the Training School family who had
the privilege of attending the Jubilee Meeting in Cincinnati. The
K. C. N. T. S. Auxiliary are wide awake in their
activities, which will culminate in full mite boxes,
we feel sure.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
The annual Birthday Party, which has come to
be an October feature at the Training School because
the school itself was established in October,
1899; and the Kansas City Deaconess, which is the
organ representing the school, issued its first number
in October, 1908, was celebrated Friday evening,
Octover 24, in the usual happy fashion.
The chickens for the dinner and the eggs for the
cakes were gifts of our rural friends. The dining room was decorated with golden
candles, which filled the room with a mellow light
conducive to the cheery, home-like atmosphere
which prevailed.
The history of the school was divided into five-year
periods, which were brought before us in original
way by Minnie Pike, Aletta M. Garretson, Anna
Oltmanns, Pearle Tibbetts, and Mary F. Smith, with
such additions as were brought out in the impromptu
discussion which followed, covering the last
five years. Dr. Neiderheiser was master of ceremonies.
SKIP DAY
Each year the Senior Class of K. C. N. T. S. silently steals away some morning in the rather small hours, not to return until night has fallen. There is no set season of the year for this event to occur. Indeed, if it occurs in April one year, do not look for it in that month the next year! Who would have thought of their doing it in October! But they did,
and on the 30th day of the month not a Senior was to be seen anywhere in this part of the city. They had skipped, out to Swope Park, and when seen that nignt the indications were that they had had a most delightful time.
The entertainment for Friday evening, October 10 was in the hands of the Recreation Department, who certainly did their part well. It was a children's party, held in the gymnasium, full of fun and frolic, with plenty of fluffy pop-corn for refreshments.
Hallowe'en was properly celebrated with music I and games in the parlor, which was appropriately H
and charmingly decorated for the occasion. Stories
told in the dark, bobbing for apples, a peanut race, wierd music, closing with happy songs; then
adjournment to the garden, where an immense bon-
fire was lighted. Marshmallows were toasted in the
glowing embers. A perfect evening added to our
pleasure.
PAGEANTS AND PLAYS
The Kansas City National Training School has
produced a number of pageants and plays which
they will be glad to share with others.
"The Overcoming Power," scenes before and after
Pentecost, 25c each.
"West Indies vs. Conquistadores," from the
Study Book, 25c each.
"The Fulfillment," the true vision of service, 25c
each.
"Where are the Nine?" showing the need for
workers, 10c each.
"Conflict Between Health and Disease," 5c each.
"The World's Contribution to America's Christ-
mas," 5c each.
"The Challenge of the Cross" can also be ob-
tained here, at 25c each.
BEQUESTS OR ANNUITIES One way in which you can be of very real and
lasting help to the Kansas City National Training
School is to make a bequest to it. Another way is H
to send a sum which will bring you an income for H
the rest of your life. We shall be glad to take this H
matter up with you in detail. Such work as this calls H
for large amounts of money, and we believe our H
friends will be glad to help.
Mrs. F. C. Thompson, who with her husband, is ' H
in charge of our W. H. M. S. Community Settlement H
in Tacoma, Washington, broke bread with us on H
October 17, returning from the Jubilee Meeting, and H brought us a message of faith, and of happy,
service, which was very heartening.
They are having the joy of seeing results after their H years of labor.
IN MEXICO H
Saturday evening, November 8th, it was our
privilege to have with us for our Saturday evening fl
service, Dr. Claudius B. Spencer, editor of the Cen-- fl
tral Christian Advocate. Ever since the beginning of . fl
the Kansas City National Training School Dr. Spen-- H
lias had a live interest in the school and its work.
has a live interest in the world. I always marvel
the things Dr. Spencer knows and understands.
has given him an inner sense, an inner Iccr that takes the place of hearing. It is
a blessing to us when he consents to come and
with us.
Dr. Spencer was in Mexico this fall when the
Church of Mexico was organized and we
happy to have him tell us about that and other
impressions of our neighbor on the South. We quote
a few statements from the hour's discourse which
he gave:
"When I got down to Mexico I saw illustrated
the necessity for a national church . . . The two
f bodies of Methodism that had divided their territory had drifted together until the unification was a mat-ter
of absolute necessity; it had to be done .... I
do not know when I have attended a meeting that
impressed me more than the organization of this
church. Every preacher in the two conferences was
present; and a layman from each church of the two
denominations. The sessions were characterized by
balance and judgment, by strong eloquence, by great
faith, and by a certain solemnity that became the
debates. Those who spoke had something to say.
"Men of experience, looking toward a common I end, without envy, without rivalry, tried to get to-gether
the framework of a new national church that
would fit into the Mexican psychology. That ac-complished,
the next evening they had a meeting of
congratulation, participated in by about six preach-ers
of different denominations.
"The next day they began balloting for bishop .... There were but two candidates, one a com-paratively
young man; the other an elderly
philisopher, a man known and loved by all Protest-ants,
Dr. Baez, the presiding officer. Each one
begged that his name be withdrawn. According to
the rules they needed to have a two-thir- ds majority,
but as it was found to be impossible to get it, they
voted to take the simple majority; and Dr. John N.
Pascoe was electedt It was better so. On Sunday,
Dr. Baez laid his hands on the head of Dr. Pascoe
and consecrated him Bishop in the Church of God.
Bishop Pascoe said: I accept this not as an honor
but as a sacrifice; but helped by your prayers I will I do my best to carry forward the work of this great
church."
post to the honor of God and the upbuilding of His
I CONFERENCE CONVENTION
H A group from the Training School drove to H Sedalia to attend the St. Louis Conference Meeting
of the W. H. M. S., October 22.
H A review of the study book, which was pro- - H nounced a master-piec- e, was given by Nelle Wright H of the Senior Class. The trio Mrs. Edith Carter, H Jeannette Arch and Roberta Ross accompanied by
H Elizabeth Colton, furnished some excellent music. H The Training School was represented by Dr. Neider--
H heiser, who introduced Thelma Fields, Jeannette
H Arch, Josephine Garcia, Grace Guerrette, Frances
H
Royster and Anna Zcnkovich, of the student body, I
who each expressed in her own way her apprecia- - I lion of the enrichment brought to her own life and I the dreams realized through her work in the Kan- - I sas City National Training School. Eunice Brilt rep- - B
resented the Life Service work at the convention. I Mary Bufton, of Independence Avenue Church, I and Dr. Neiderheiser, each took a car full, while sev- - I eral went on the bus. H
Rev. Sante Buzzalini, pastor of the Italian Mis- - H
sion of Staten Island, N. Y., spoke at our chapel scrv-- H
ice, November 1st. He was in Kansas City with the H
Boar dof Home Missions deputation, in the interests H
of the great work which is his. His congregation H
has 157 communicants and 50 adherents; 150 active H
Sunday school members; an Epworth League of 45 H
members and adherents; a Junior League of GO. H
They have a constituency of 152 families, and a par-- H ish of about 18,000, covering an area of eight square
miles so extensive that it was necessary for the
church to establish bus transportation for the women
and children. This bus has been in operation more
than six years. With no building facilities, they
carry on boys' club, girls' club, men's club, civic
legal advice, and medical hygienic aid.
They have purchased the site for their building, in
the center of a large community. Their need now is
money to erect a suitable edifice, respecting the
traditional religious background of their native
country.
Dr. Neiderheiser, and other Institution leaders,
were guests in the home of Bishop Waldorf the eve-nin- g
of October 29, in company with the district
superintendents of the Area, and leaders in the
Board of Home Missions.
We regret that it has become necessary for Mrs.
W. H. Walker, corresponding secretary, to give up
her work in the St. Louis Conference W. H. M. S.
The officers for the coming year are: President,
Mrs. F. F. Lewis; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
Edw. Hislop; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Fred Rai-the- l;
Treasurer, Mrs. F. E. Bush.
It was a real pleasure to have as our guest, Oc-tob- er
25, 26, Miss Emma Brandeberry, superintend-en- t
of Rose Gregory Houchen Settlement, El Paso,
Texas. She visited our Argentine Mexican Mission
on Saturday afternoon and brought a message from
her work to our family at the Saturday evening
prayer service. Miss Brandeberry is in her seven-teent- h
year of service with the settlement among the
Mexican people of El Paso and has a real vision for
her task and its spiritual significance.
It is always a privilege to have a visit from Mrs.
Minnie Gorrell, '18, superintendent of the Methodist
Deaconess Sanatorium for tubercular patients, in
N. M. She tarried over night November
6, and spoke to our family at the chapel hour the
next morning. After attending the National Meet--
4 THE KANSAS CITY DEACONESS I
Iing and spending several weeks with her mother in Mo., Mrs. Gorrell has returned to her
in Albuquerque.
WITH THE CHILDREN
Miss Lillian B. Judy, '17, who took up her work
in May, 1930, as Matron of the Methodist Children's
Home, Newton, Kansas, is very happy in the task of
love that is hers. Not only so, but those in charge
of the Home have expressed their satisfaction in no
uncertain terms. We quote from "The Children's I Home Builder:" "Miss Judy has demonstrated her
fitness for the work and has made a place for her-self
in the hearts of both family and management.
Miss Judy, a Jayhawker and life-lon- g Methodist,
was trained for her work at the Kansas City Na-tional
Training School. As an administrator, a
mother to the children and a hostess in the Home,
Miss Judy is a success; and we look forward to her
service in this capacity with pleasant anticipation."
Forty graduates and students of the Kansas City
National Training School were in attendance at the
National Meeting in Cincinanti, coming from every
part of the United States, including Alaska:
Flora Clio, '27, Highland Boy Settlement, Bing-I
ham Canyon, Utah.
Tennie Yoder, '28, Supt. Italian Kindergarten,
New Orleans, La.
Dorothy Gleason, '28, Kindergartner and worker
in Thayer Home, South Atlanta, Ga.
Nellie Schwab, '28, Kindergartner and worker in
High Street Settlement, Baltimore, Md.
Nellie Stevens, '13, Supt. Settlement and Com-munity
Work, Fairmont, W. Va.
Blanche Kinison, '09, Supt. Settlement, Camden,
Grace Reuter, '28, Teacher, Olive Hill, Ky.
Julia Lakey, '14, Supt. Settlement, Harrisburg,
Catherine Lockard, '30, Kindergartner and set-tlement
worker, Harrisburg, Pa.
Grace Arnold, '28, Ida Volz, '26, Ruth Savin, '28,
parish deaconesses, Bridgeport, Ohio.
Catherine Armstrong, '19, parish deaconess,
Windermeer Church, Cleveland, Ohio.
Alice Leonard, '29, deaconess at Smithfield
Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mrs. Minnie Gorrell, '19, Supt. Sanatorium for I the treatment of tuberculosis, Albuquerque, N. M.
A. Jennette
Ga.
Lehman, '29, Supt. Haven Home, Sa-vannah,
Laura Robbins, '28, Kindergartner with Deacon-ess
Home Settlement, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ella
Calif.
B. Baker, '21, parish deaconess, San Fran-cisco,
Anna Corneliussen, '13, and Margaret McLaugh-lin,
'26, Settlement and Community Work, Rock
Springs, Wyoming.
Margaret McDonald, '24, Supt. Minnie NaySef-tlemen- t,
Benwood, W. Va.
Bculah Magrudcr, '28, and Eve Nicklin, '28, par- - I
ish deaconesses, New Castle, Pa. I
Ethel Young, '09, parish deaconess, Washington, I
Frances Kruger, '28, kindergartner and settle- - ' II
ment worker, Scott's Run, W. Va. I
Clara Unruh, '24, rural industrial work, Glencoe, H
Ohio, and vicinity. I Zena Mae Barker, '26, parish deaconess, Indian- - I a polis, Ind. I Iva Tibbetts, '22, parish deaconess, Pittsburgn, I
Frances Julius, '30, and Dorothy Wright, '30, I deaconesses in South Side Settlement, Columbus, I Ohio.
Mary Knoop, '25, primary teacher, Warsaw, Ind. I Jeannettc Scott, '15, at home, Jacksonville, III. I Marion DeGroff Funk, '24, at home, Lakewood, H
Ohio.
Eunice Britt, '05, and May Faulkner, '28, field I workers with the Kansas City National Training H
School. H
Anna Oltmanns, '13, school nurse and house-- H
keeper, K. C. N. T. S.
Thelma Fields, Josephine Garcia, Anna Martin, H
students in K. C. N. T. S.
Anna Neiclerheiser, President K. C. N. T. S. H
This entire group ate dinner together one day H
during the National Meeting, at which there was H
happy fellowship and Training School enthusiasm. H
THE JUBILEE B
It would be a real joy to give to our readers the
inspiration of the Jubilee, the Fiftieth Anniversary
of the organization of the Woman's Home Mission-ar- y
Society, which was celebrated in Cincinnati,
Ohio, October 4.
The night before the Convention opened the
deaconesses and missionaries gathered in the ban-qu- et
room of the Grand Hotel for an evening of fel-lowsh-
One of the happy parts of the Convention
was the coming together by invitation of large
groups of deaconesses, missionaries and students,
who represent the service side of the great organ-izatio- n.
While the bulk of the work of the Woman's
Home Missionary Soicety has been educational, this
education and care has been given through many 3
types of institutions: schools, training schools, settle-ment- s,
children's homes; and the great deaconess
movement as it has worked out through all of these
institutions as well as through the churches and mis-sio- ns
in religious education and loving service as
broad as the needs of humanity.
One of the beautiful features of the Convention
was the recognition given to those who have carried
the work through the different periods of the fifty
years. Yet there was a measure of sadness in the
realization that some of those who have been the
and burden bearers of the Society for so
many years were laying down their major responsi-bilitie- s.
By their idealism, devotion and hard work
they have come to stand as the very heart of the
organization. The names of Mrs. May Leonard
Woodruff, Mrs. Geo. 0. Robinson, Mrs. Wilbur P. I Thirkield, Mrs. William F. Anderson, Mrs. E. Y.
King, Mrs. Susie Aiken Winold, Mrs. Annie Hobbs
Woodcock and others, hnve come to be synonymous
with the Woman's Home Missionary Soicety.
The officers and managers for the coming year
are:
President Mrs. W. II. C. Goode.
Vice-Preside- Miss E. Jean Oram, Mrs. W.
Raymond Brown, Mrs. Daniel Stecker, Mrs. I. D.
Jones, Mrs. C. W. Burns.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. V. F. DeVinny.
Recording Secretary Mrs. J. Luther Taylor.
1 Treasurer Mrs. J. II. Freeman.
Managers Mrs. Anna E. Kresge, Mrs. Bessie
Hochswender, Mrs. M. L. Robinson, Mrs. Dan Brum-mit- t,
Mrs. D. D. Forsyth, Mrs. S. J. Turner, Mrs. M.
C. Slutes, Mrs. J. N. Rodeheaver, Mrs. Adelaide
Hudd, Mrs. Silas Sprowles, Mrs. A. E. Griffith, Mrs.
Wm. H. Veenboer, Mrs. F. C. Reynolds, Mrs. C. P. I Colgrove, Mrs. John W. Lowe and Mrs. Foss Zart-ma- n.
The aim of the Woman's Home Missionary So-ciety
is "America for Christ." More and more as
time has passed and conditions have changed the
work of the members of the W. H. M. S. has be-come
two-fol- d: one of service to others and the ac-cepting
of their own responsibility as citizens of
America and members of the great body of Protest-ant
policies.
Christianity as it makes its impress on national
President:
We quote from the address of the National
So much has been said since the beginning of this
post-w- ar period about opportunity being given to
youth for self-expressi- on that we wonder if self-con-- H
trol will not soon become an obsolete term for a for--H
gotten experience . . . Freedom for the individual has H taken the place of freedom for the masses. The H Woman's Home Missionary Society is trying to think
H with youth. We acknowledge with shame and hu-- H
mility that our generation has failed in many ways. I War is a sin, we have taken' part in the greatest war I of all ages; poverty is a crime and poverty still ex-- I
ists ; unemployment is an unforgivable condition, and
H unemployment is tremendously prevalent today. But I , what can we do beside repenting in sackcloth and I ashes? "The wisdom in the ancient phrase, 'the I great God liveth and never groweth old,' may save I the situation if the generations pool their increasing
knowledge." If we continue to unite our efforts I with those who were really wise in those archaic and I much-ridicul- ed Victorian years and firmly grasp the I hand of adventurous youth and then high above all
place both the star of Bethlehem and the cross of I Calvary, we shall inevitably grope our way toward I human brotherhood
I As we see the story of our fifty years unfold to I us, may there come into our lives a growing expe- - I rience of God, a deeper understanding of Jesus, a I thoughtful scrutiny of the methods of our Society, a
higher appreciation of human personality, a more I
inclusive fellowship for women of all races, of all I
creeds, of all social strata, a deeper and more serv-- I iccable love for our own church and for its mission- - I nry enterprises, a giving of ourselves and all we have M
and are, to the worth-whi- le task of establishing I righteousness right doing, right thinking, right I speaking to the remotest corner of our land. I
BUILDING INTO THE LIVES OF OUR I CONSTITUENCY
From the day of the organization of the Wo- - I man's Home Missionary Society unto the present H
time we have been building into the consciousness I of the women of Methodism : H
1. The needs of our country, because of un- - H
christian conditions in a so-call- ed Christian nation. H
2. The need of the types of service prosecuted H
by the Society to meet the "conditions as they have H
existed through the years, and exist today.
3. A conviction in the minds and hearts of our H
constituency of the individual responsibility which H
every member must meet, and which every Metho- - H
dist woman should meet. H
4. The teaching and training we have given H
through the years concerning evangelism, steward- -
ship and Christian citizenship.
We believe that every member of this Society
should be so evangelized in heart experience that not
only our missionaries and deaconesses, but every
member (who has reached the age of accountabil-ity- )
should have such a vital Christian experience
that each could respond to the question of one seek-in- g
Christ "What must I do to be saved?" by
pointing him the way to our personal Savior. Thus
only can the individual member be in heart sympa-th- y
with the Department of Evangelism.
5. Stewardship of the manifold mercies of God
to each individual has been inculcated . . . Steward-shi- p
of time, of personality, and of possessions has
been woven into the warp and woof of our organiza- -
6. Christian Citizenship. While we have al-wa- ys
stressed this fundamental principle and need iH
of our nation, we have of late years given it very ,IH
definite emphasis
We shall stand for American childhood until we fH
have a federal amendment written into the Con-- iH stitution which shall safeguard the child life of our JH nation. fH
We stand, through this educational training, for
world peace, and shall give our support to crush the
"war demon" from the face of the earth. Mrs. May
Leonard Woodruff, in Annual Meeting Daily. jH
WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP?
The problems which confront Methodist women
today, in 1930, are no fewer nor of easier solution
than those which met the outlook of the women in fl
1880. Then the newly emancipated race needed
education. Today some of the best scholars of our fl
country are from this group, so young in opportun- -
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so courageous in tearing down or climbing over
barriers of prejudice. We have given the Negro
education equal to that of our own
we have given all that we have to them
our effort to create a cultured, Christian home
Now what is the next step? The Woman's
Missionary Society must hold to its promise of
Iity, and ask for this group and for all other and nationalities, an equal opportunity of
The fundamental principle of taking
situations and realities into account must not
forgotten or overlooked, but there must be no
of ideals in adopting methods to meet
limitations imposed by existing conditions. There
of a sympathetic attitude on the part of both
i
Daily,
Mrs. W. H. C. Goode, from Annual
TRAINED TO MEET EMERGENCIES
Fifty years ago an emergency was met when the
Woman's Home Missionary Society was organized.
Not a year has passed that emergencies have not
been met by this same Society. Emergencies have
been presented as new mission fields have been op-ened.
At other periods the closing of mission pro-jects
have been clearly emergency measures
When flood, fires and disease have made emer-gency
measures necessary in our country at large,
as well as among our constituency, they have been
met with financial aid, as well as supplies of food,
clothing and other necessities through our Depart-ment
of Supplies
Hardly had the organization been recognized be-fore
frontier preachers on hard circuits, especially in
the West, sent pleading letters to the women in Cin-I
cinnati, begging assistance. The women responded
generously and many a small .salary was supple-mented
by this agency. . . . We shall hail the day
with glad acclaim when the Methodist Episcopal
Church shall provide support for our ministers which
will adequately and comfortably provide for them
and their families.
When the World War called our women to act
as camp mothers and hostesses .... 28 women re-sponded,
who under the auspices of the W. H. M. S.,
represented this organization in those days of an-guish
and sorrow
Crises within the organization have been met by
the National officers and the Board of Trustees with
the same faith and courage which characterized the
first women who held these responsible positions.
Mrs. May Leonard Woodruff, Annual Meeting
I MOVING PICTURES
H Mrs. Robbins Gilman, of Minneapolis, Minn., I president of the Federal Motion Picture Council of I America, brought a forceful message to the conven- - I . tion regarding the menace of motion pictures.
H Mrs. Gilman urged the women to secure a copy
of House Bill No. 9986, known as the Hudson Bill,
study it carefully, and write the Senate and House
through the several representatives in those honor-- I
able bodies before December 1, 1930, asking them to
H use their influence and vote in its support I The bill provides Government regulation, super
vision, and inspection of the industry; provides for a I Federal Motion Picture Commission of nine mem- - I bers, of whom four shall be women; for the super- - I vision of making pictures instead of censorship after I the picture is made. Annual Meeting Daily. I
THE REALM OF THE PSALMS I The Psalmists are startlingly frank in their pray-- I ers. "Why art thou so far from helping me and I from the words of my groaning? 0 my God, I cry I unto thee in the day time, but thou answerest not.
And in the night season, but find no rest. For what I vanity hast thou created all the sons of men?" I There is no sentimentality or pious make-believ- e
in the Psalms; that is why we go back to them con-- I tinually. Some of the Psalms are almost profane in I their accusations against God. They are like the I drainage tubes inserted by the surgeon. They carry I off the poison and make it possible for the Creator I to heal the wounds of the soul. H
Often a Psalm which begins with clamor ends I with a doxology. Sometimes these doxologies spring I up like geysers out of the most desperate circum- - I stances. God has rescued the man "from the horns I of the wild oxen." I The modern is apt to stop praying when religion I does not seem to work; the Psalmist goes praying to I the very mouth of Hades. Hence the connection is I kept up, and God has a chance at the man, and often I uses the very desperateness of His condition as a I means of mighty blessing. After 'that he is a con-- I firmed optimist. He can sleep in spite of thunder. H
Scholars tell us that there is a linguistic evidence H
that the ninety-fir- st Psalm, which says, "There shall H
no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come H
nigh thy swelling," was written by the same poet H
who penned the ninetieth Psalm, with its plaint, "All H
our days are passed away in thy wrath. We bring H
our years to an end as a sigh." His optimism sprang H
out of frank dealing with the gruesome aspects of H
experience. H
The modern age should put its skepticism and H
discouragement into its prayers rather than into the H magazines. Tell God you do not believe in Him, if H
that be the case, and in the process of the prayer H
you will be consciously undergirded by the Everlast- - H ing Arms. Dr. Rollin H. Walker, Annual Meeting H
H 'I
OlEAmiTOALlJ
On a good health tour around the world Santa
Claus will stop in Kansas City on November 26 to
aid in the distribution of the 61,000 letters which
will constitute the eleventh annual Christmas Seal
Sale of the Kansas City Tuberculosis Soicety. Robust
and rugged the Santa Claus of the Christmas Seal
will ask every healthy citizen to stop and contribute
his financial support to the great representation of
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tuberculosis patients in this community who are
fighting their way back to able-bodie- d citizenship.
The Kansas City Tuberculosis Society in
with the City Health Department now has a
central organization known as the Diagnostic and
Clearing Center whose staff examines all tubercu-
I losis patients before they are recommended to home
care, the sanatorium at Leeds or the State tuber-culosis
hospital at Jit. Vernon. The Diagnostic and
Clearing Center now located at General Hosiptal
was made possible through last year's contributions
to the Christmas Seal Sale and it is operating most
successfully, according to Herbert S. Jones, presi-dent
of the society.
"Through the work of the Clearing Center we
are bringing in a greater number of early cases of
tuberculosis. Whenever the nurse discovers a fam
ily in which there is a case of tuberculosis, she brings
the other members of the family in for chest exam-inations,"
said Dr. Herbert L. Mantz, director.
Mr. Jones announced yesterday that the program
for this year points toward definite protection for
children living in families where there is a case of
tuberculosis.
"Kansas City needs a Preventorium where such
children can be taken for a period of time and given
medical supervision and nursing care along with a
modified routine of education. The Preventorium is,
what the name implies, a place where children who
have been exposed to tuberculosis in their own
homes can be built up physically and so trained in It hygiene that they will ward off tuberculosis in the
future," Mr. Jones said.
According to the records of the Kansas City
Tuberculosis Society there are more than 700 chil-dren
in Kansas City living in homes where the Great
White Plague is present. The Tuberculosis Society
furnished the physician who examines children of
school age for early signs of the disease. From this
source and from the Diagnostic and Clearing Center
Preventorium.
will come the children who are candidates for the
"The Kansas City Tuberculosis Society has made
health history in this community and we must keep
in the line of progress which has distinguished our
work for the past twenty years," urged Mr. Jones.
"Buy Christmas Seals and Better Kansas City's
Child Health!"
of the great need among the people in
districts, coming as a result of the lack
we are asking our friends to send us
clothing which can be used or (Because also children's clothing, stockings,
It is hard to see the children suffer from
not be able to go to school for lack
garments. These needs come to light
very pathetic way through our nursery
kindergarten work.
H On Monday, October 27, the class in Social Path- -
H ology visited the Boys' Reformatory in Boonville,
and the State Penitentiary in Jefferson City, Mo. I
They took time, also, to see the State Capitol and to I
drive through the campus of Missouri University. I
Mr. Fred Brooks of Wesley Church and Miss Louise I
Sumwalt, daughter of our district superintendent, I
made the trip possible by the use of their cars, l't I was a day full of interest for all. I
We received an invitation to attend the re-ope- n- I ing of Robinson Hall and the dedication of the addi- - I tion to Sibley Hospital, which took place on the eve-- I ning of November 7, in Washington, D. C. We con- - I gratulate the Hospital on their increased opportuni- - I ties. I
PERSONALS I Roberta Joyce Dooley arrived October 19, to I gladden the hearts of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. I Dooley, of Seattle, Wash. Mrs. Dooley is our Mar-- B
guerite Kaulum, '18. I Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Miller, Winfield, Kan., were I made happy October 22 by the coming of Phillip H
Swartz. His mother, then Sarah Swartz, was gradu- - I ated from K. C. N. T. S. in 1921.
On October G, Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Taylor, of H
Phoenix, Ariz., welcomed a little new-come- r, Mark H
Henry, to their hearts and home. Mrs. Taylor, H
known to us as Naomi Schlapbach, was a student in H
K. C. N. T. S. one year, preceding her marriage. H
Wednesday, October 22, the mother of Vievie H
Souders, '07, slipped away to the heavenly home. H
Our hearts go out in sympathy to Miss Souders in H
this loss. H
Anna Oltmanns of our staff visited in the Cleve- - H
land Deaconess Home after the National Meeting. H
She also visited the Settlement in East St. Louis, and H
the Epworth School for Girls in Webster Groves, H
Mo., on her way home.
Among the group of deaconesses consecrated on
Sunday afternoon of the National Meeting we find
the following of our own graduates: Flora Cho,
Tennie Yoder, Dorothy Gleason, Nellie Schwab, Eve H
Nicklin, Beulah Magruder, Frances Kruger, Laura H
Robbins.
Mrs. Ada Richard McLaughlin, '28, mourns the H
loss of her mother, who passed away on November
5. Our sympathy is with the loved ones thus be-reav-
Mrs. Chas. Schroeder and daughter, Margaret,
from the First M. E. Church, Wichita, Kan., for-m- er
Kansas City people, called at K. C. N. T., No-vemb- er
7.
Mrs. James A. Craig, of Keosauqua, la., was the
guest of her niece, Marien Holbert, '32, for several
days in October.
Mrs. A. M. Parmenter of Wichita, Kan., visited
Training School friends October 17.
Mary A. Brownrigg, '25, of Arma, Kan., and her
sister, Emma Brownrigg, of Mont Ida, Kan., were
guests at K. C. N. T. S., October 21-2- 2.
Ella Baker, '21, of San Francisco, Calif., was a
welcome guest between trains on her way back from
Cincinnati, October 15.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Schlnpbach, missionaries
among the Indians, in Yuma, Ariz., stopped at K. C.
N. T. S. to see their daughter Ruth, October 17, after
attending the National Meeting.
Mabel Murrell, '07, and Miss Alice Wilson, both
of Tulsa, Okla., were over-nig- ht guests at the Train-ing
School, October 1G. Miss Murrell is doing Pub-lic
Welfare work in Tulsa.
Miss Charlotte Glover of Spencer, la., attending
Stephens College, Columbia, Mo., was the guest of
Beatrice Greene, '33, for the week-en- d of Oc-tober
A group
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of 25 Epworthians from First Church,
Lawrence, Kan., took dinner at the Training School
on Sunday, October 26. After this visit they went
over to Bethany Hospital, Kansas City, Kan.
Mr. George J. Seuser, Bison, Kan., uncle of Clara
Sainer, of our sophomore class, was her guest No-vember
Mr.
3.
and Mrs. Conrad Marshall and two sons,
from DeSoto, Kan., were dinner guests at the Train-ing
School, October 26. II Gladys Pautz, '15, stopped to see us October 23,
on
work.
her way back to Baltimore, Md., to resume her
It was our pleasure to have a little visit with
Mrs. E. R. Willis, on October 23, on her way to her
home in Berkeley, Calif., after the meeting in Cin-cinnati.
Mrs. Willis is the widow of a former presi-dent
of the San Francisco National Training School.
Miss Jessie Macdonald, of Springfield, Mo., was
( the dinner guest of her cousin, Ruth Ferguson, '33,
on November 1st.
Dr. Neiderheiser and Elizabeth Colton drove up
to Lenox, la., October 25, returning on Monday,
after a delightful week-en- d visit with Dr. Neider-heiser- 's
sister, and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Ferguson. They also drove up to Creston, la., and
called on Mrs. Ina McKean Hoppock, '16, and her
little son, David Lee, who came so recently.
The Bancroft Chapel Choir, accompanied by
Elizabeth Colton, organist, sang in the pageant given
Tuesday night, November 11, at the Missouri State
Convention of the Council of Religious Education,
held in Independence, Mo.
H Sixteen members of the W. H. M. S. auxiliary of H Central Avenue Church, Kansas City, Kan., took H luncheon with the Training School family, Novem- - H ber 3rd, and became better acquainted with us. H i Come again.
H November 2, 1930, Leah Joyce came to gladden H the hearts of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Akers, H of Basin, Wyo. Mrs. Akers is a former student at
K. C. N. T. S., then Gladys Dickman.
H Minnie M. Smith, '22, writes very happily of her H j work in the office of Wesley Hopsital, Marshfield, H Ore., where she is working with Miss Jackson, with H I whom she was associated for six years in Keokuk, la.
H Joy Smith, '15, missionary in China, is now regis--
H trar of the Bible Teachers' Training School in Nank- -
H ing, a change made necessary for the present by the
H exigencies of the situation in which the work is
H placed at the present time. I Our field workers have been active this fall, as I usual. Miss Britt has attended the Colorado, Ne--
I
braska and Southern Illinois Conferences; made a I
Thank Offering address in Lowman Church, Topeka, I
Kan., and First Church, Omaha, Neb.; attended the I
Kansas City District Conference and the Cameron I
District Conference; also the St. Louis and Kansas I
Conference W. II. M. S. Conventions. Miss Faulkner I
attended the Northwest Kansas and Dakota Confer- - I
ences, remaining in South Dakota for some weeks I of field work, including Flandreau, Madison, Col- - I
man, Mitchell; the Dakota Conference W. H. M. S. I Convention at Huron, and an Epworth League Rally I at Madison. Miss Rigg attended the Missouri, St. I Louis, Southwest Kansas and Oklahoma Conference I sessions; spoke at Savonsburg and Elsmore, Kan., I Dalton and Carrollton, Mo.; Rogers, Ark.; Red I Rock, Calumet and Turley, Okla.; held conferences I with the Y. W. C. A. girls of Oklahoma City Uni- - I versity; met with the Wesleyan Service Guild and I Auxiliary of Wesley Church, Oklahoma City; at-- I tended the Alva District W. H. M. S. Convention; I addressed a group of Oklahoma City Standard I Bearers. I Avis Wallace is completing a four-wee- ks evan- - I gelistic engagement with our church in Bonner I Springs, Kan. Sarah P. Taylor has concluded two I months of service with our church in Brookings, S. I D., and is now spending a month with the church in I North Kansas City, Mo. I Other out of the city friends who have registered I during the past month : Mrs. D. B. Shutt, Lambert, I Okla.; Dr. and Mrs. Edwin D. Holbert and Florence, I Sedalia, Mo.; Mrs. Mary Payne Gench, Fort Scott, I Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. McNay, Topeka, Kan., I and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. McNay, Jr., Galena, I Kan.; Mr. Angelo Brewster, Mrs. Ella Easton, Cof-- I feyville, Kan., and Miss Jennie Brewster, Independ- - I ence, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. John G. Mitchell, Fisher, H
111.; Mrs. Earl Malone and Miss Frances Malone,
Bonner Springs, Kansas; Mrs. John C. Foltz, Phil- -
lipsburg, Kan.; Mrs. J. Stanley Edwards, Denver, H
Colo.
Mrs. Milton Thompson and Mrs. Harry Holbert, H
of Lee's Summit, Mo., with Mrs. W. G. Smith and
Miss Ruth Smith, Winfield, Kan., called to see Dr.
Neiderheiser and the Training School, November 5. H
A PRAYER FOR THE NATION I 0 Lord, our God, Thy mighty hand H
Hath made our country free; H From all her broad and happy land H May worship rise to Thee;
Fulfill the promise of her youth,
Her liberty defend;
By law and order, love and truth,
America defend.
The strength of every state increase
In Union's golden chain;
Her thousand cities fill with peace,
Her million fields with grain;
The virtues of her mingled blood
In one new people blend;
By unity and brotherhood,
America defend.
Henry Van Dyke.
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